Drug Induced Gingival Overgrowth and Its Management


Kazancioglu H. O., Erisen M., Demirtas N., TÜRKMEN A., AK G.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.66-72, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.66-72
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gingival overgroth, cyclosporine, phenytoin, calcium channel blockers
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Gingival overgrowth (GO) that associated with phenytoin tharapy was first reported in the dental literature in 1939 by Kimball. Recently, cyclosporine and numerous calcium channel blocker agents have been associated with GO.